>> present. >> reporter: tonight the trump campaign is defending the candidate's monday visit to arlington national cemetery now being criticized for politicizing america's war dead on hallowed ground. >> what a horrible day it was. >> reporter: the campaign on tuesday posting this tiktok highlight video of trump's trip showing him laying a wreath in honor of the service members killed at abbey gate in afghanistan. and posing with family members among the gravestones. several campaign staff posting their own content too. >> it's disrespectful. it's not disney world. it's arlington national cemetery, and it should be respected as such. >> reporter: the visit first drawing scrutiny after a reported altercation between campaign and cemetery staff over photography. the trump campaign saying a staffer, quote, decided to physically block members of president trump's team during a very solemn ceremony. a cemetery spokesperson writing, federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within army national military cemeteries. arlington national cemetery reinforced and widely

leaving afghanistan. >> that's a campaign ad filmed in arlington obviously. also, we didn't lose edone pers in 18 months, dozens of u.s. service members died in action under donald trump. that's been erased. no ceremony for them. no ad. so that is y trump going to military cemetery to film a video reminding viewers of the u.s. deaths in afghan gaming his successor. without saying that trump tied biden's hands by agreeing to a time of withdrawal. but a camera happened to be there. trump wasn't the only politician capitalizing. he was accompanied by nl republican utah governor spencer cox. a guy you say never vote for trump until he endorsed him. used photos of the event to solicit donations in a campaign email. >> the thing about voting for trump in a few hours. trump's team, not admitting to any mistakes. they got jd vance and members of the republican ticket responding on the campaign trip. >> could you tell us more about the altercation that happened at the arlington cemetery? >> yeah. i mean y?it is amazing to me the you have apparently somebody at arlingt

the disaster. >> that is a campaign ad film that arlington, obviously. also, dozens of u.s. service members died in action under donald trump. no ceremony for them. no ads. that is trump going to a military cemetery to film a video reminding viewers of u.s. deaths during the withdrawal th from afghanistan, without mentioning that trump tied to joe biden's hands by agreeing to a withdrawal timeline set by the taliban. the cameraman happened to be there, as j.d. vance said. the thing is, trump wasn't even the only politician capitalizing off the visit. he was accompanied by republican governor spencer cox, a guy who said he would never vote for trump until he endorsed him and used photos of the event is solicited -- the event to solicit donations. he now says it was a mistake, a thing he will say about voting for trump in a few months probably. trump's team of course, not admitting any mistakes. instead we've got j.d. vance, the member of the republican ticket with military experience, responding on the campaign trail. >> can you tell us more about the altercation that happene

bringing politics into the hallowed ground of arlington. specifically, for video and photographs of the former president laying a wreath in honor of service members killed in afghanistan and posing with family members among the headstones, giving a thumb's up. tonight mr. trump defending his arlington appearance saying that he was not thinking about his campaign, that he was asked for a photograph by family members who lost their children in the chaotic afghanistan withdrawal he says was caused by the biden white house. meanwhile, vice president kamala harris campaigning in the deep south, making news with her first interview since she launched her campaign. >>> but we start tonight with dasha burns' exclusive. >> reporter: tonight former president donald trump back in the battleground state of michigan making light of his comment about the controversy over his visit to arlington national cemetery earthier this week. >> i was asked to go there by people who lost their child because of biden and harris, because their pullout was so bad of af

and donald trump ati arlington national cemetery this week was a very transparent attempt for him to re-claim the spotlight he's beenm missing now that kamala harris during the u.s. withdrawal from.s afghanistan. but trump and his campaign also used this occasion and this hallowed space to make a not so subtle dig at the biden-harris administration. hisha campaign manager calling e image the photo that shook the world and reminded america who the real commander in chief is. that was what donald trump wanted his narrative to be about, but over the lastra coup ofe days he's lost control of that narrative. and now everyone is talking about is this -- how donald trump andis members of his campaign staff sended up in section 60 of arlington nationa cemetery, the final resting place of service members who died ince iraq and afghanistan d in violation of the cemetery's rules. and hee ce used video of that hallowed space as part of a partisan photo-op. and how his team physically pusheds a cemetery staff membe who tried to stop them after warning them that they were prohibited from taking pi

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that is what donald trump wanted his trip to arlington to be about. but, over the last few days, he has lost control of the narrative. and now, what everyone is talking about is this, how donald trump and members of his campaign staff ended up in section 60 of arlington national cemetery, the final resting place of service members who died in iraq and afghanistan, and in violation of the cemetery's rules. she used video of that hallowed space as part of a partisan photo op. and how his team physically pushed staff members after warning them that they were prohibited from taking pictures and video at that part of the barrier ground. for days, the trump campaign denied that a scuffle even happened, and went so far as to disparage that employee. saying that she was "suffering from a mental health episode" and also calling her "despicable." trump's campaign also promised to release video that would corroborate their side of the story. video that has yet to materialize. today, the u.s. army confirmed that a trump aid did, indeed, push an arlington national

military unknowns to be late in arlington to rest.there are two graves of president john f. kennedy and william howard taft, along with secretaries of state, astronauts, admirals, generals, medal of honor recipients. the first african-american to serve on the supreme court, thurgood marshall, civil rights activist medgar evers, both buried at arlington. with them, americans from all walks of life who served, many of them dying in combat. president's you see here have visited arlington's peaceful rolling hills to marcus holman occasions like memorial day and veterans day, to attend funerals and to dedicate memorials. and, in quiet moments, walking among the graves . one could imagine arlington has become a place of refraction for commanders in chief, who alone bear the responsibility of sending our troops into harms way. each president has been careful to keep purchase in politics outside of its hallowed gates except one. this week, donald trump visited arlington not as a former president but as a presidential candidate to be years aft

only arlington staff members are authorized to take photos there. trump's campaign staff responded by verbally abusing and pushing aside one of those officials. the trump campaign denied violence took place but the campaign director than insulted cemetery staff, claiming one of them suffered from, quote, a mental health episode. the ordeal prompted the u.s. army to make a rare public rebuke, issuing a statement confirming the encounter took place and adding that the trump campaign was well aware of federal laws, army regulations and dod policies which clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds. trump has been caught plain and simple and his blatant disrespect for the military is nothing new, especially for veterans who criticize him. case in point, the late senator john mccain. >> he is not a war hero. he is a war hero because he was captured. i like people who weren't captured, okay? >> then of course as president you may remember reporting that trump referred to fallen soldiers as, quote, losers and suckers. while trump and his alli

at arlington, there are two graves of presidents, john f.als and medal of honor recipients, the first african american to serve on the supreme court, buried at arlington. with them are americans from all walks of life who served, many of them dying in combat. presidents have visited arlington's peaceful rolling hills to mark solemn occasions like memorial day and veterans day, to attend funerals and in quiet moments, walking among the graves. one can imagine that arlington has become a place of reflection for commanders in chief who bear the responsibility of sending our troops into harms way. and each president has been careful to keep partisan politics outside of the gates. section 16 is heavily restricted, an army spokesperson confirms to nbc news that the trump campaign new that they were not allowed to film there. the participants in the remembrance ceremony had been made aware of federal laws, army regulations and dod policies which prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds. federal law, a statement from arlington national ceme

arlington national cemetery is the most hallowed burial ground for our nation's fallen. a place where 400,000 veterans and their families are laid to rest. and politics is banned there. but now there is a political clash after a visit from former president donald trump with cameras marking three years since a deadly suicide bombing in afghanistan. here is cbs's nancy cordes. >> reporter: defense officials tell cbs news that trump staffers got "aggressive both verbally and physically" on monday in a confrontation with an arlington national cemetery official. it happened after former president trump and his aides arrived at the nation's largest military cemetery with a campaign photographer, even though the law prohibits any filming therefore partisan, political, or fundraising purposes. by tuesday, trump had posted a on tiktok, as campaign officials blamed the confrontation on a cemetery staffer, who they said was "clearly suffering from a mental health episode." defense officials insist it was the campaign aides who were unprofessional and a report has been filed. trump'

fight for every vote than backlash, the trump campaign facing heat for a photo op at a graveside in arlington national cemetery. >>> the battle over who can vote and how their votes are counted as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. greetings, everyone. i am simone sanders townsend in for stephanie ruhle. we are now 69 days away from the general election and there is no doubt this will be a close race which is why the harris-walz campaign is fighting for every vote, even in traditionally red areas. today, vice president, harrison governor tim walz reunited for the first time since the democratic convention kicking off a bus tour of rural south georgia with a stop at high school and the barbecue restaurant. here is just a bit of what they told the students at liberty high. >> it's all a part of doing something bigger and i think having us in here stressing either vice president says it often, that education is the key to the pathway to the middle class and should not burden you with that should give you an opportunity to get there. >> you are showing what hardware can achieve,

i've been to arlington relatives buried there i mean, it is clear, you just you follow the rules at arlington because it is a sacred place. note. no ifs, ands or buts about it, but your thoughts on this it look, it is a. >> sacred place, but i wanted to look at the data to figure out where do do veterans lie as it pertains to the former president? where does that support number, if you will, that most recent survey metrics i could find was some pew research studies. that came out in 2019 that suggests that 57% of all veterans thought that the former president at that time was doing an exceptional job as commander in chief. and so while we talk about these things, jim, with that number at least suggests to me is that there is some level of a disconnect even when you look at his support with law enforcement, we talked about january 6, and yet the foreign president has overwhelming support leo's and so again, i think that what we talk about this and immediate context is a bit disconnected from individuals who fit into those two groups and their overall support for the former president. i think b

that is what the arlington officials reiterated.y campaign related activities are against federal law. whether you are a democrat or republican or whoever the republicans say that they are the law and order policy. this fall is a pretty basic federal law. what is going on here? >> just because you can do a thing does not mean you should. that is really what the donald trump campaign and his circle of friends and supporters seems to be there at mile. does not matter if we should do it. we will just do it and deal with the repercussions later. let's just fund-raising it. the only reason he would even pause for a moment to consider the ramifications of what he does is if it somehow cheap so it and so i agree it is never about respect for the military because he is diminished and talked ill of the military in the general if you remember going back to 2016. this is really just about a campaign stop. for whatever reason the family said i want you to visit the grave that is fine, but anyone of us would say i will do that, but i will not ta

. >>> the growing controversy over former president trump's visit to arlington national cemetery. >>> and fears of mosquito-borne illnesses this holiday weekend. word just in of two new west nile virus deaths. >>> first, vice president harris and governor walz in that highly anticipated joint interview. harris responding to criticism about her shifting positions on key issues, saying, my values have not changed. and what she said about having a republican in her cabinet. harris and walz campaigning in the sun belt, gaining ground in new polling. and donald trump making news. what he now says about ivf and six-week abortion bans. mary bruce from the campaign trail. >>> the new fallout from former president trump's stop at arlington national cemetery. the army now defending an arlington staffer and her professionalism, saying she was pushed aside by members of the trump campaign. reaction tonight from veterans' families. selina wang reports. >>> growing concerns about mosquito-borne viruses heading into the holiday, with two new deaths from west nile virus. and another reported case of

altercation between the trump campaign and an arlington staffer. but we begin with vice president kamala harris, and her running mate governor tim walz, holding that first highly anticipated joint interview. harris asked to explain how her views have shifted on key issues since she first ran for president in 2019, including on the border, tracking, and single payer health care for all. her answer? my values have not changed. meantime, former president donald trump is blitzing states in the rust belt, making news on his positions on ivf and abortion. even as the controversy grows over an event at arlington national cemetery, the army responding tonight. and new national polling shows the race is a virtual dead heat, with just 68 days until the election. abc's chief white house correspondent mary bruce leads us off in savannah, georgia. >> reporter: tonight, kamala harris in her first in depth interview since entering this race insisting her values have not changed since her last run for the white house. speaking with cnn in an interview that airs to

laws dod policies, an army regulations surrounding a visit to arlington national cemetery. one of those explicit federal laws, and i'll read this right now. so as memorial services and ceremonies and army national military cemeteries will not include partisan, political activities. and this is worth pointing out the visit to the tomb of the unknown soldier. you saw that video a second ago. that's absolutely fine. it is the visit section 60 were fallen service members from iraq and afghanistan are buried. that is where the issue is, that is where it's illegal to film political activities, partisan activities, and that's what the army says. it's occurred here. they say an arlington national cemetery employee tried to stop this from happening when she was quote, abruptly pushed aside. here is part of the statement from the army on an arlington national cemetery employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside, consistent with a decorum expected at arlington national cemetery. this employee acted with professionalism and avoided further disrup

he knows how important arlington is.or him to not just break the rules so blatantly, but to have the audacity to taunt and attack the civilians. let me tell you, i had a show the other day called on the line, and i had two of my guests , former old guard members who handled funerals and handled the respect. i had a gold star mom on her show talking about how important it is, that section. and the idea that someone who is himself a veteran attacking the people who treat background as hallowed as it is, and to treat them like dirt. and that is just what we get from these guys. we sought in the first administration, and don't forget, trump had three of his buddies from mar-a-lago as personal advisers to the secretary of the va illegally. they have never respected the norms, traditions. but in this case it is an actual law. >> fred, quickly, trump's disdain and disrespect brings such dishonor to the u.s. military. things like this, this act of selfishness and the refusal to acknowledge when something is wrong, our veterans w

arlington national cemetery reinforced and widely shared this law with its participants. the harris campaign calling it a sad episode, saying trump has a history of demeaning military service members. the vice president herself has not commented on the incident. jd vance responding. >> she wants to yell at donald trump because he showed up. she can, she can go to hell. >> reporter: kelly barnett invited the former president to arlington. her son, taylor hoover died at abbey gate. what would you say to people who may be pro-trump, anti-trump who feel that's not a place for politicians or politics? >> um, i would have to say, are you in my shoes? i invited him. my son was, was murdered under the biden-harris administration. >> reporter: utah governor spencer cox attending with trump, posting these photos. he later apologized for using them in a fund raising e-mail. garrett haake, nbc news, washington. >>> at least ten palestinians have been killed and two dozen injured in israeli raids and airstrikes in the occupied west bank. it is the largest assault on the territory in m

the other point here is, that to use arlington for political campaigning is actually against federale question was asked, while -- well, the scepter of defense can overrule the army on this if there is a breach of the candidate using arlington and properly it can be taken up by the pentagon. they still regard the matter is closed. i think this gives you a sense in which this story has already become significantly escalated since it was first reported by npr at the beginning of the week. i think what will really determine it now is whether or not to harris campaign decides to get further involved. they may choose not to. donald trump's essential campaigning charge here has always been that the biden/harris administration boston pro in afghanistan leading to the deaths of those soldiers three years ago. the campaign may not want more attention drawn back to that fact. >> tom bateman, thank you for the update on that story. u.s. national security advisor jake sullivan wrapped up a three-day visit to china after talks with president xi jinping. despite standing disagreement over u.s. tra

of any visit to arlington. it is understood that this is an opportunity for personal grieving for personal embrace, for an opportunity to gather together and recognize these incredible sacrifices that these young men and women have made so to go forward into use that as a i'm assuming it was a campaign effort. that's what it's been described as, that has a definition to it. i can't get into that. >> but arlington owns that place america owns it and arlington insurers that america can honor those that are there. >> so there are rules that we follow. i go to arlington, i've buried too many of my fellow soldiers and friends i i am silenced. i follow the orders. i know exactly what the rules are, and i am in step with those rules everybody needs to do that irrespective of who you are major general james spider marks. we appreciate the perspective, sir. thanks for being with us thank you, boris. of course. >> still ahead. attorneys for the suspect in the university of idaho murders want his trip trial moved after th

three of them are buried at arlington national cemetery. now, the request of hoover and gee, their families, president trump is accompanying those families and will lay a wreath not only there but at each of the fallen soldiers' grave sites. that's the background of the invite and these families have been very outspoken about their dissatisfaction about how they've been treated and how the investigation into that day, even three years later, general, has unfolded. >> yeah, i find that really disappointing. i've said it before. they should be absolutely complete full disclosure to these families in terms of what we knew and what happened and bring them in and answer every question that they possibly can have about this until there is some degree of satisfaction. honestly, there is nothing we can do to make up for the tragic loss of their loved one and they'll live with that for the rest of their lives. in terms of getting answers and facts, that should be provided. >> bret: let's listen in. >> appropriate for all of us to place the right han

look, i think that what donald trump did at arlington was the disgraceful thing.hich they never do. it's not up to donald trump and the people he's with to decide if he can video. there's a lot of people that served our country honorably that lie in those grave stones. outside of that horrific decision by trump and vance, i don't know, i think the vice president, you know, maybe should take the opportunity at some point to contact those who died at abbey gate, to talk about, you know, how she envisions moving forward on foreign policy. i don't think she needs to carry the baggage from what was a messy withdrawal. she was not in the -- she's not in the line of command. joe biden was the commander in chief. it's a new ticket, a new potential commander in chief. i think it would appropriate for her to do that. >> how heated do you think things will get in the next 68 days? >> well, it makes me sad that j.d. vance took it there. i think it's a real contrast against to the joy and optimism that we're seeing from governor walz and vice president harris. they're out on t

but now, at arlington cemetery? it is despicable. absolutely despicable. a lying liar, who lies. he knew what he was doing and he still put out the video anyway. it is disgraceful. >> you know, chuck, i think the point-- the rub here for a lot of folks is that, yes, a goldstar mother did invite donald trump, so it is not about that he was there, but at arlington national cemetery, people might not know, they actually have a photographer there for you to take photos with that photographer, to ensure that there are no other ways that end up in the pictures, because these-- you know, one family may be okay, but other families might not, and the family of a green beret, all who was buried in arlington national cemetery, haeck spoke to her yesterday and we played it on the show last night, they spoke out, because they did not have-- donald trump did not have permission from that particular family. so, that is what this is really about, the respect of our service members who gave their lives for this country which is how they ended up in arlington national cemet

also, jd vance defends this attack on the vice president over the trump campaign's recent arlington cemetery controversy. >> it's the kamala harris is so asleep at the wheel that she won't even do an investigation into what happened, and she wants to yell at donald trump because he showed. she can go to hell. >> and new revelations from the fbi on the attempted assassination of donald trump, including the gunman's computer searches. >>> i'm ryan nobles in washington in for andrea mitchell. the presidential campaigns are crisscrossing battle theground states today with democrats trying to expand the map in georgia and north carolina and donald trump traveling to michigan while still on the defense after monday's incident at arlington national cemetery. a source tells nbc news that a trump official abruptly pushed a cemetery employee out of the way to take campaign photos. the gold star families who invited trump are defending the former commander-in-chief while veterans groups are slamming him for politicizing the sanctity of the cemetery and using it to produce campaign content like this tik

the campaign trail in battleground georgia and the new controversy over donald trump's visit to arlington national cemetery. >> present. >>> and let the games begin. the opening ceremony of the paralympic games. the team usa stars to watch in paris. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> and good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester. tonight the fbi is providing a much more detailed picture of the shooter and the events leading up to the attempted assassination of former president donald trump. here's some of the new photos they've just released showing the weapons and gear he brought to that event including the semiautomatic rifle and the backpack he likely used to store it. also we're getting our first look at these, the homemade bombs that were never detonated. while a motive for the shooting is still not clear, the fbi says thomas crooks looked not just at this rally, but multiple possible targets including both trump and biden campaign events. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's julia ainsley and those new evidence photos. >> reporter: tonight, these photo

between cemetery staff and the former president's team. >> a fight over the hallowed grounds of arlington andy catastrophic drought has one country taking brutal measures to save its people from starvation. a new plan to kill elephants zebras, hippos, and other wild animals for food. we're following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central it's a battle for the battle battlegrounds as the race for the white house ramps up any moment now, vice president kamala harris will depart for georgia, or she and her running mate, governor tim walz pickoff, a two day tour, their ing will take them through thsoutrn part of the peach state as they reach t to voters in areas that typically lean republican, just to underscore how important georgia is. >> the harris campaign is pouring advertising money into savannah the first stop on their visit it's a state that president biden won. we should note, by fewer than 12,000 votes, four years ago all of this is coming as harris and walz prepare for their first major sit down interview with cnn's dana bash that

now at arlington cemetery. it is despicable. and he is lying.ill put out the video anyway. it is disgraceful.>> i think the point i think the representative your for a lot of folks is that they goldstar mother did invite donald trump. it is not about him being there, but people may not know, but they actually have a photographer therefore you to take photos with the photographer to ensure there are no other graves that end up in the pictures because one family may be okay, but others may not. the family of a green beret who was buried there. they spoke to her yesterday and we played it on the show. they spoke out because they did not have permission from that family. that is what this is really about. the respect of our service members who gave their lives for the country, which is how they ended up in arlington national cemetery. >> i have been to this part of the cemetery. he is a dear friend of mine and took me there for memorial day on several different years and occasions. you want to make sure you are showing them respect to gave their liv

this is him in arlington cemetery, in a space that the pentagon says, arlington says he's not allowed to be in with the camera for political purposes. the family invited him in there. the family of the man in the other grave is upset. they don't want to be part of the political campaign. there are veterans that are fans of donald trump, there are others who say this is too much, too far. there's news from the pentagon that there was a physical altercation. that one of the arlington employees, a woman, was shoved, they say, by a trump campaign aide. shoved, physically assaulted. >> yeah, i mean, it sounds like obviously we're trying to figure out what's going on here, but, i mean, it's an outrage in the same way this is hallowed ground, let alone calamitous things are supposed to take place. john mccain's war service, suckers and losers, and go down the list. this is stuff that would have theoretically ended the career of any other politician to the point, you know, until donald trump walked on the scene of all of this. yeah, i mean, again, this is, again, a familiar story. i think, th

. >>> now to the fallout from that incident at arlington national cemetery. the army says a cemetery emp employee was pushed aside by a trump campaign official so they could record videos at a restricted site. the army says they consider the matter closed, but the controversy isn't over yet. trump speaking out a short time ago. abc's selina wang with the trump campaign in wisconsin tonight. >> reporter: tonight, former president trump on a campaign swing through the rust belt, responding to the growing fallout from his visit to arlington national cemetery. >> i go there, they ask me to have a picture, and they say i was campaigning. i don't need -- the one thing i get is plenty of publicity, i don't need that. i don't need the publicity. >> reporter: a rare response to the u.s. army to a reported altercation on monday, saying a cemetery employee was "abruptly pushed aside" so the campaign could take photos and video, defying department of defense policy, which clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds. trump laying wreaths at the tomb of the u

and we're still waiting to hear more from arlington national cemetery. they sit a report was filed, but still it just goes to show you that we really can't escape this presidential campaign. john, no matter where we go and what you have right now is you have on one side, you've got a political operation, the trump campaign, arguing one thing in arlington national cemetery, which is basically you're a cretic organization putting out very bland statements of what they be, what they consider to be fast, which is just to say, we don't allow photography in section 60, correct? absolutely. absolutely. and there's some very strong strong words as well from the trump campaign we saw in the new york times that the trump campaign said that the individual that stopped the filming the worker there, it seemed to have some kind of mental episode or what have you in the also said that they would release some of the footage. now, they haven't released any of that footage yet. so we're waiting to see if that actually comes out and we're also waiting to see what the full

army is scolding the trump campaign over incident in arlington national cemetery. we'll tell you why they're issuing a rare rebuke. >> that's next meadows. >> are they a fruit or a vegetable? >> you're actually both, right? buckley speaking, the us supreme court ruled that a tomato is a vegetable because of how it's used in cooking i didn't know that now you do when you think about these thank look when it's time for an update or complete remodel rebirth is with you every step of the way. >> everything down to the front design and products to removal for an installation, we handled the entire process to create a beautiful and functional bathroom for whatever your life needs any uri turned down amazing read back with you everep of the way. color visit rebirth.com for your free and home design consultation i won't let my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis symptoms to find emerge as you wish. trump via most people saw 90% clear of skin eye for months. >> and the majority stayed clear eyed five years. >> cvs, allergic reactions may occur, can file may increase your ri

neither the army nor nor arlington national cemetery have named the employee in question here. that's at the center of this incident. but a member of the trump campaign's said that this employee he was a quote despicable individual. so the army making sure to defend the conduct and the character of the individual who took part in this incident. >> just to expand on a little bit what you're saying, what people were seeing on the screen right? there were two pieces of this and these are the two critical pieces, which was when the former president was laying three reads at the tomb of the unknown soldier, there was pressed there. there are cameras there that is a place where to oren's point it is legal, is not against federal law to be filming. we're showing that right there where the issue is and where it is quite literally against the law is for election-related activities to what you're seeing right now. and the reason you're seeing it right now is because the trump campaign, even after this all started to become public posted this on tiktok. now to be very clear in on this one

trump to arlington cemetery. two families did. don't think that's broadly representative of all of the gold star families that lost the member on that day. and i think it's a little disingenuous for j.d. vance to suggest that, you know, this verifiable evidence -- i'm still waiting on a video to be released from the trump campaign -- host: initially saying they were going to release a video. guest: exactly. still waiting for that video. if they were allowed to have a photographer, it was for the wreath-laying. it certainly wasn't for any activities inside the cemetery and certainly not at the graveside. host: i'm going to let you chat with callers. ed, jacksonville, on the line for veterans and active duty. is that correct, ed? caller: yes, sir, that is. i'm a retired first sergeant army. served in vietnam as a trigger puller and deployed to afghanistan and iraq as national guard guy. currently i'm going to address the issue, i'm not going to address politics here. but currently the guard seems to be overlooked when it comes to th

first, arlington national cemetery is arguably the most sacred place in the nation. i try to go at least once a year and walk through it. >> absolutely. >> to have -- a, quote, normal campaign, campaign of years past, if there had been an altercation between a staffer, a campaign staffer and someone who works the cemetery, it'd be the campaign staffer immediately fired or at least suspended. >> yeah. >> instead, we have the trump team doubling, tripling down, and defending the staffer and attacking the person at the cemetery. it does reiterate, as sam said, what the harris team is saying. and others in the political world are saying. the nation is exhausted by donald trump. >> yeah. you're right, in any normal campaign, they were invited, it's their right to accept the invitation and go there. that makes sense. when you're arguing with the staff at arlington national cemetery, i think you've lost the plot there. there was a tangible report filed. that is something that members of congress, i believe, have asked for. certainly, i am inclined and interested to see it.

we think about what he did in arlington. o;ypñto get sentenced. be put in jail in a few weeks. he is out on bond for federal charges. and he is s7Ñnow committed a un set of ok■crimes. what e3■he did in c■arlington w criminal behavior. people that work for the o)unit statesg . . the level of risk he is taking here because of his legal jeopardy he is in, is stunning to me. this campaign is a dystopian nightmare. they cannot get a single day. when you put him out there, it is unbelievable how often what he says sounds crazy and wild. even when he made a statement about posing the ballot initiative in florida. the things he said about why were so bananas and wild and they can't get a clean hit. this is a huge problem for them in the closing months of the election. >> mark says something like arlington appropriately so, clocking day three maybe? of headlines. all negative. do the democrats continue to lean into that negativity? i don't mean that as in creating it. if these are negative headline making machines that are jd vance and donald trump, lettin

new central starts right now new details this morning about an incident that turned physical at arlington national cemetery involving the trump campaign. what led to the altercation at one of the nation's most sacred sites. kamala harris and tim walz have georgia on their minds. so does donald trump their strategy is playing out this week to win that battleground state. and another tragedy on the football field. as a third student player this month diesbeing ntl, a brand new television commercial released by the harris campaign trying to tie donald trump to project 2025 donald trump may try to deny it, but those are donald trump's plans. >> well, revenge does take time. i will say that and sometimes revenge can be justified. >> he'll take control, will pay the price again, the trump campaign maintains it is not affiliated with project 2025, which is a document produced by the conservative think tank, the heritage foundation. >> but a large number of former trump officials helped craft the manual vice president harris and her running mate, governor tim walz, they are getting ready to sit d

so far the vice president herself is not responded to the arlington cemetery incident. not responded to any of these attacks and neither has of the campaign. she was asked in that interview with cnn about trump questioning her black identity, and she said same old playbook, next question. amna: she continued to campaign in georgia and she is going beyond atlanta to more rural voters. correspondent: kamala harris wants to drive out more urban, suburban voters but also wants to cut into trump's margins in red counties. amna: you also reported about the race tightening in some battleground stakes. what are you hearing from your sources on the ground? correspondent: longtime republican strategists say that polling is real. this race has completely shifted, and i spoke to my two time trump voter in north carolina who is a lifelong republican, and she still is kind of undecided and said the recent events at arlington national cemetery, she did not like it. she felt as though he was not respect will. she said she understands why he went there, but she does not like his behavio

that controversy over trump's visit to arlington is growing overnight.comes as a new poll shows vice president kamala harris has caught up to trump in some key battleground states. this morning, a new poll finds vice president kamala harris has closed the gap, with former president trump in the sunbelt swing states. the poll, conducted after the democratic convention and after rfk jr. dropped out of the race, shows trump still leads harris in north carolina, but the vice president has jumped ahead in arizona, nevada and georgia. the gaps are within the margin of error in each state. we're all in it together. harris and running mate tim walz stopping at a restaurant in savannah, georgia, last night after meeting with the high school band. >> sometimes he hit the note. sometimes you don't, right? but all that practice makes for beautiful music. >> it comes as trump's running mate, j.d. vance is defending the former president as he faces growing backlash for an incident at arlington national cemetery. >> there is verifiable evidence that the campaign was al

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the arlington national cemetery, but also the trump campaign on what exactly did happen. but what we know is that some people who worked at the cemetery had to blocked members of donald trump's team, members of his campaign on monday from attending and participating in some of the wreath ceremony. when donald trump is laying some of the wreaths on monday to honor the 13 fallen u.s. service members who were at kabul's abbey gate during the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. now, i'm going to break down some of this for you. the big question here is about whether or not donald trump was able to participate in partisan events as the cemetery calls it, while while that visit, particularly in this area called section 30, now we did hear from donald trump, he posted, as you mentioned, sara on truth social and as you said, he did seemed to argue that perhaps this one it's because of photography. this is what he wrote on truth, social, and they are also included a post or a letter from the families who said that they had supported this effort. he had said, quote, we'd given our

arlington national cemetery is giving us a hard time. that's the quote on coordinating this event with trump. now, mccall, in a statements today issue, quote speaker johnson and his team team acted quickly and we're able to get the situation resolved. but something like this should never have happened. gold-star families have already suffered enough. now, notably, we do not know the extent of how speaker johnson intervene, who he called, who he spoke to, what sort of directive he said, but all of this, of course, underscores the extreme sensitivities around the politics of arlington national cemetery. the fact that you are not allowed to campaign they are not allowed to host political events there. and it was very notable that yesterday when the army came out with that very rare, very stern statement where they defended their staffer and they reiterated their policies. we heard we saw on twitter chris lacivita, the trump campaign spokesman, really doubled down. he's saying reposting this, hoping to trigger the hacks at secc army, it was

is that it is against the rules to engage in any kind of political activity at arlington cemetery.raphy that could be endorsing or as part of a political campaign. that's part of the statement that they released when asked about it. now, for the trump campaign's position, they put out a very different statement. senior adviser telling nbc news that a nameless bureaucrat at arlington whose job is to preserve the dignity of the cemetery is doing the complete opposite, trying it make what is a solemn and respectful event into something it was not. this is where it's sort of a gray line, chris. former president trump was invited there to be part of the memorial, but if there were photographers or videographers who were doing thing in direct support or for promotion of the campaign, that's where it gets into a very gray line. now, we did hear from at least one congressperson, gerry connolly who's calling on that incident report to be made public on the part of the arlington cemetery, of course, they put out an updated statement today saying that in order to respect the privacy of the in

she did not like trump's behavior at the arlington national cemetery incident.eoff: let's turn to lisa desjardins for an update on the trump campaign. as we heard, the u.s. army issued the stark rebuke of the trump campaign, saying campaign staff were made aware of federal laws regarding political activity at arlington national cemetery and they are confirming the reports that trump campaign lawyer's abruptly pushed aside a cemetery official. how is the trump campaign responding? lisa: contended there was not a physical altercation as reported. they are not backing down from that but at the same time, they are not supplying the video that they claim that they have to prove their case and i will tell you, i have asked them a dozen times for that video. now, here is the policy at the cemetery to look at. it is very clear. this is from the u.s. military. filming or photographing will not be permitted if it conveys the impression that cemetery officials or any visitor is endorsing any product, service, or organization. additionally, arlington will not authorize any